Apex Legends fans have identified an unprecedented type of weapon in the Chaos Theory development flow, suggesting a ‘Marksman’ class soon.
Although Apex Legends has defined characters with their own abilities, the formula is the same as other real warriors. Show up at a location, loot, take down enemies and be the last team standing to win the all-important victory.
Even if using your skills in the most optimal way helps you to win, getting the best possible loot is also critical. You have to get weapons that will kill enemies.
These weapons are constantly going through buffs and nerfs, with players offering their own suggestions for changes as well. However, it looks like a whole new type of weapon could be coming into the game.
Season 8 of Apex Legends introduced a new weapon called the 30-30 Repeater, which is not exactly a sniper.
During the recent chaos theory devstream, where the Respawn team went over some of the changes that would come to the battle royale at the next event, players were on the lookout for any slippage.
They spotted one in the form of a ‘sniper’ weapon. When one of the developers approached a 3x HCOG Ranger scope, the marks that indicate which weapon he could continue on with are: Sniper, LMG, AR and Marksman.
Obviously, it aroused interest, since it is brand new, but it is not difficult to guess what the type of sniper could be. Weapons like the G7 Scout and 30-30 Repeater that are not Snipers, nor Assault Rifles, fit perfectly with what you think constitutes a Marksman weapon.
A new class “Marksman” may arrive soon (identified by @SomeoneWhoLeaks) from ApexUncovered
These development streams have revealed many ‘new’ things in the past, including weapons and new equipment. However, many of them have not yet entered the game and are usually being worked on for balance issues.
The simple introduction of a new type of weapon would probably not require much balancing work, so we could see it launched in the near future. We’ll just have to wait and see.